Synonyms for dinosaur
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Noun
1. Fossil — someone or something that is very old or old-fashioned, especially someone who is not willing to change and…
fossil, fuddy-duddy informal US, old fart slang
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Definitions
- n. 1
Someone or something that is very old or old-fashioned, especially someone who is not willing to change and adapt.
She may be a tough old bird, but it's a mistake to write her off as a dinosaur; you do so at your own risk.
Related words
- Word family
- dinosaur-burner
- Phrases
- dinosaur juice dinosaur kale dinosaur oil duck-billed dinosaur non-avian dinosaur
- Is a kind of
- archosaur reptile vertebrate animal organism
- Other spellings
- dinosaurus
Forms
- Plural
- dinosaurs → fossils, fuddy-duddies…
Example sentences
- fossil Morocco is a country with very little fossil fuel.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dinosaur | rising | |
| fossil | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- fossil2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fossil2 = 2 syllables).